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- This specification relates generally to dynamic cloud platforms, resource aggregation (such as compute capability, storage, and/or network provisioning), and management of computer application code, including systems, apparatuses and methods for making and using the same.
- pricing is often obfuscated due to multiple configuration options, making direct comparison between providers very difficult.
- users may opt to stay with a chosen provider regardless of pricing changes or other issues, due to the uncertainty and high overhead and cost of switching to another provider.
- a platform can provide, for example, a public marketplace of cloud and/or compute providers along with an application marketplace comprised of proprietary, pay-per-use applications as well as open source and other free applications.
- the principles described herein provide for a platform that allows for easy inter-provider migration, competitive pricing based on a common set of configuration options, and clear and transparent application pricing, among other things.
- the platform can provide unified pricing units (currency) for compute, storage, and networking capability, thereby making comparison simpler and more efficient.
- the FIGURE illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a dynamic computer marketplace system.
- FIGURE is not drawn to scale and that elements of similar structures or functions are generally represented by like reference numerals for illustrative purposes throughout the FIGURE. It also should be noted that the FIGURE is only intended to facilitate the description of the preferred embodiments. The FIGURE does not illustrate every aspect of the described embodiments and does not limit the scope of the present disclosure.
- Systems, apparatuses and methods are provided for implementing and maintaining a dynamic computer marketplace.
- the principles set forth herein are primarily directed to marketplace concepts and deployment of a dynamic computer marketplace.
- the dynamic computer marketplace systems, apparatuses and methods include, or are operated in accordance with, one or more of the following attributes.
- currency units can be made available and used for, among other things, compute, storage, and/or network capability.
- the currency units for example, can be based on common metrics, such as execution time for a selected benchmark for compute; size, input/output operations per second (or IOPs), and bandwidth for storage and/or bandwidth and latency for networking.
- a platform can be provided for aggregating compute resources (both service and batch-based resources).
- this platform can be of the type disclosed in the commonly-owned U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/584,274, entitled “Dynamic Network of Supercomputing Resources with Unified Management Interface,” filed Nov. 10, 2017, and co-pending United States Nonprovisional Patent Application, entitled “Dynamic Network of Supercomputing Resources with Unified Management Interface,” filed on the same date herewith, which patent applications are assigned to the assignee of the present patent application and the respective disclosures of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entireties and for all purposes.
- a platform can be provided for the listing and possible sale of applications. For example, vendors may choose to charge per-use, by configuration used, by the hour, or other metrics.
- the marketplace can be configured for the purchase and sale of currency units, and for management of account balances.
- the FIGURE illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a dynamic computer marketplace system 100 in accordance with various embodiments.
- the dynamic computer marketplace system 100 is shown as including a plurality of computing resources.
- the system resources can include a central control system 210 for coordinating access to one or more other computing resources.
- the central control system 210 can be provided in any conventional manner and can include one or more hardware components, such as a computer system and/or a server system, and/or one or more software components, such as a software module.
- the central control system 210 can communicate with at least one storage device 220 .
- Each storage device 220 can be separate from, and/or at least partially integrated with, the central control system 210 .
- the central control system 210 can coordinate access to one or more other computing resources residing at a particular site or other selected geographic location 200 .
- the computing resources can be disposed at geographic locations 200 that are proximal to, and/or distal from, a location of the central control system 210 .
- the central control system 210 can coordinate access to one or more clusters 230 A, 230 B and/or workstations 240 residing at a particular site.
- Each cluster 230 such as cluster 230 A, can be associated with one or more storage devices 235 .
- the central control system 210 can be configured to exchange jobs 270 with the clusters 230 and/or the workstations 240 .
- the jobs 410 can be exchanged directly, and/or indirectly via a job build device 270 , with the clusters 230 and/or the workstations 240 .
- the central control system 210 can coordinate access to one or more external computing resources.
- the external computing resources can be disposed at geographic locations 300 that are remote (or external) from the central control system 210 .
- Exemplary external computing resources can include, but are not limited to, supercomputer centers 310 and/or cloud providers 320 .
- the cloud providers 320 can include cloud computing services provided by Amazon Web Services, Inc., Microsoft Azure developed by Microsoft Corporation and/or another partner.
- the central control system 210 can be configured to exchange jobs 370 with one or more of the external computing resources.
- the central control system 210 advantageously can provide a central marketplace for users to purchase resources, such as a software developer's kit (or SDK) 250 , that may be made available by providers 255 and/or applications 260 that may be made available from independent software vendors (ISVs) 265 and/or packaged by other users.
- resources such as a software developer's kit (or SDK) 250
- providers 255 and/or applications 260 may be made available from independent software vendors (ISVs) 265 and/or packaged by other users.
- ISVs independent software vendors
- the dynamic computer marketplace system 100 advantageously can offer various benefits of a marketplace as disclosed herein. Unlike various conventional marketplaces, the dynamic computer marketplace system 100 can offer a dynamic environment that allows one or more participants, who can enter, remain in and/or exit the marketplace in a random manner, to purchase, sell, and/or re-price computing resources.
- the computing resources can include computing resources of one or more various types. Exemplary types of computing resources can include computing time, software, and other resources such as networking and storage, without limitation.
- the principles described herein can reduce and/or eliminate barriers to entry by new participants wanting to monetize their computing resources and/or purchase computing resources from others.
- providers of compute services and/or applications can have access to pricing and other information available from their competitors and have an option to adjust pricing and other terms for their compute services and/or applications based on the competitor information, demand and/or desired utilization rates.
- the use of currency can allow creation of a self-sustaining market for an exchange and/or storage of capability, allowing for a commodities market of sorts, complete with futures and speculation.
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